No matter the play, MLive photojournalists Neil Blake and Jake May were there to document the action, on and off of the field at Sunday night’s showdown between the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings.

NFL regular season concludes with a massive NFC North matchup on "Sunday Night Football." The Lions host the Vikings in the season finale.

At Ford Field on Sunday, Jahmyr Gibbs and the Detroit Lions meet Sam Darnold and the Minnesota Vikings in a matchup featuring a pair of the brightest stars in the league on offense, beginning at

The Lions running back had 139 yards and three touchdowns on the ground to go along with 31 yards receiving and another score in the air.

We're live with the final game of the 2024 NFL regular season, as the 14-2 Detroit Lions play host to the 14-2 Minnesota Vikings with both the NFC North title and the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs on the line.

Everything we know from the Lions epic Week 18 win over the Vikings, including stats, stars, key observations and more

The Detroit Lions finished Sunday's win over the Minnesota Vikings with Amik Robertson and Kindle Vildor as their top two cornerbacks.

We knew most of the postseason bracket entering Sunday Night Football. But the Minnesota Vikings-Detroit Lions matchup decided the NFC North title and No. 1 seed, with the loser hitting the wild-card round as the No. 5 seed, so there were two vital pieces left to fall.

The winner of the Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings game Sunday night will be the 1 seed in the NFC playoffs. Follow score updates from Ford Field.

The Detroit Lions​ (14-2) and Minnesota Vikings​ (14-2) square off at Ford Field Sunday night with the NFC's No. 1 playoff seed on the line.

The willingness to spend gave the Vikings a noticeable contingent of purple and gold in the stands behind the visitors bench.